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What Happens to Plant Life During the Winter?
What Happens to Plant Life During the Winter?. Winter is a season of little or no growth, especially in temperate areas where snow and ice are common. Most plants appear dead in the winter, although this is not always the case.
Winter is a season of little or no growth, especially in temperate areas where snow and ice are common. Most plants appear dead in the winter, although this is not always the case.
Annuals
Annual plants like impatiens do die when late fall and winter arrive. Annual plants have a life cycle that lasts for only one growing season, and once they have produced seeds, the plant will die off to make way for a new generation of life the following spring.
Perennials
Perennial plants like trees do not die during the winter, but enter a type of hibernation or dormancy. When fall arrives and the plant's growth for the season slows and stops, it drops its leaves and enters a dormant state. Perennial plants photosynthesize at a much slower pace during the winter to compensate for the cold temperatures and lack of sunlight.
Evergreens
Evergreen trees continue to bear their distinctive green needles throughout the year, which sets them apart from deciduous trees. The needles on evergreen trees have a waxy coating that prevents them from losing water in the winter, and their dark color allows the tree to absorb as much sunlight as possible, keeping the tree active during the winter.
